Sabres 5, Senators 2

Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist, and Buffalo swept its season series against Ottawa.

Buffalo outscored the Senators 17-5 in their four meetings this season.

The Senators were without captain Brady Tkachuk, who is sidelined with an upper-body injury from a hit by Ryan Graves in Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh.

Capitals 4, Bruins 3

Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal, moving him four away from passing Wayne Gretzky’s record, and Dylan Strome broke a third-period tie to lead Washington to a win over Boston.

Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington. Charlie Lindgren made 21 saves to help the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals snap a a three-game losing streak.

Ovechkin gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead with about four minutes left in the first period, pushing a cross-crease pass from Strome into an open net. He has 12 goals in his last 18 games and eight games remaining this season to catch Gretzky.

Canadiens 3, Panthers 2, OT

Nick Suzuki scored his second goal of the game 29 seconds into overtime as Montreal came back for a dramatic victory over Florida in the second game of a home-and-home.

Suzuki also tied the game with 8.4 seconds remaining in regulation.

Blue Jackets 8, Predators 4

Kirill Marchenko scored three goals for his third career hat trick and added an assist as Columbus beat Nashville.

Lightning 4, Islanders 1

Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, and Tampa Bay beat New York for its fourth straight win to inch closer to clinching a playoff spot.

Blues 2, Red Wings 1, OT

Cam Fowler scored with 1:34 remaining in overtime and St. Louis won its 10th straight game in Detroit.

Jordan Kyrou also scored and Jordan Binnington made 20 saves for St. Louis, which moved into a tie with idle Minnesota for the first Western Conference wild-card spot with 88 points.

Utah 3, Flames 1

Barrett Hayton, Clayton Keller and Kevin Stenlund each scored for Utah in a victory over Calgary.

Rasmus Andersson scored Calgary’s lone goal in the second period.